Doctors' War Stories From VA Hospitals

Administrators limited operating time so that work stopped by 3 p.m.

By

Hal Scherz

May 27, 2014 7:26 p.m. ET

With the recent revelations about the disgraceful treatment of patients by the Veterans Affairs hospitals, the public is discovering what the majority of doctors in this country have long known: The VA health-care system is a disaster. Throwing more money at the system, or demanding the scalps of top bureaucrats—Washington's reflexive response to any problem of this sort—won't repair the mess. What's needed is a fundamental rethinking of how to provide medical care for America's veterans.